SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BEATRIX – WE SWALLOWED THE SKY

BEATRIX
WE SWALLOWED THE SKY
NICE LIFE

One thing you can almost instantly spot with singer songwriters is if they have classical music background. The key thing there is how they use that background in a pop/rock musical setting – are they able to make a balance between the two, or are they overstating one or the other?

Judging on her second album, We Swallowed the Sky, L.A.’s Arielle Kasnetz, aka Beatrix, has an almost perfect balance there, using her classical training to bring in different song structures into her music, as well as some intricate arrangements without trying to be either a show-off or overstating any elements there.

It seems that both her background and her penchant for Americana-style pop/rock come to her naturally, making her music here have quite a natural flow itself. And it is her vocals where that balance comes perfectly into play, making this album quite a joy to listen to.

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